| 释义 |
nikau|ˈniːkaʊ|
[Maori.]
A New Zealand palm tree, Rhopalostylis sapida, or its leaves, once used as a sort of thatch. Also attrib.
1831H. Williams Jrnl. 15 Nov. in H. Carleton Life of Henry Williams (1874) I. 100 We..erected a tent, with a shed of nikau for the boys. 1844C. Chapman Let. 30 Nov. in A. Drummond Married & gone to N.Z. (1960) 70 Another tree called the Nikau is said to be very good; I have tasted a little bit and found it very nice. 1847N.Z. Jrnl. No. 191. 105/1 From Teapu southward the country is..wooded with rata and nikau, or cabbage palm, down to the high water mark. 1853J. M. Richmond Let. 11 Nov. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 133 It [sc. their dwelling] is in fact a roof on the ground, thatched with nikau, a palm, the only one in N.Z. 1891R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xvi. 242 The tree fern and the common Nikau Palm of the country dotted the hill⁓sides and gave..a semi-tropical appearance to the landscape. 1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 16 He could supplement his dry fare with..the tender leaves of the nikau. 1920J. Mander Story N.Z. River 315 He built a nikau whare. 1935J. Guthrie Little Country iv. 98 Nikaus, rata vine, and lycopodium..brought to the hall the charms of the New Zealand bush. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. i. 87 The middle part of the top of the trunk of the nikau palm, just under the leaf spread, was eaten raw. 1959M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 66 He explained how easy it was to live off the bush if you wanted, eating..the juicy white insides of nikau palms. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 690/1 The Maoris used the nikau leaves in their whares. |